Man reports finding strangers in his Farmington Hills hotel room after checking in

A guest at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Farmington Hills reported finding a couple of strangers in his hotel room July 19.

Police were called to the hotel, 37529 Grand River, about 6:30 p.m. The customer, whose hometown and age were withheld, met police in the lobby and reported that he had just checked into the hotel. When he entered his room, he said two unknown men were there.

The guest told the officer he was startled at finding the strangers in the room. The men fled but, before going, he said one threw an empty Jim Beam bottle at him, striking him in the hand. He told police the two men fled through a rear sliding glass door and left on foot.

A witness, who had been sitting in his vehicle directly behind the hotel for approximately an hour, told police he had not seen anyone running or leaving the rear of the hotel.

The hotel manager told police that the last registered guest in the hotel room was a regular patron who frequently consumes Jim Beam. That guest had checked out at 7:15 a.m. the same day and housekeeping had not cleaned the room.

The man insisted that he be provided a complimentary room, which the hotel did, moving him to a room across the hall. The officer reported the man didn't want to make a report and was reluctant to provide his personal information.

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